Use of the reverse shock index for identifying high-risk patients in a five-level triage system

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Chuang, Jung Fang ^a   Rau, Cheng Shyuan ^a   Wu, Shao Chun ^a   Liu, Hang Tsung ^a   Hsu, Shiun Yuan ^a   Hsieh, Hsiao Yun ^a   Chen, Yi Chun ^a   Hsieh, Ching Hua ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Five level triage system; Injury severity score (ISS); Mortality; Reverse shock index (RSI); Shock

Indexed keywords

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHOCK; TAIWAN;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SHOCK; TAIWAN; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84957588226     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-016-0208-5     Document Type: Article

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